€135
A rare cream jar from Rathlahine home farm. Operated by the Stoney Family throughout the later part of the nineteenth century till about 1920. Before the days of refrigeration, milk and cream needed to be consumed while fresh, within a day in warm weather, perhaps two to three in cold winter conditions. The shelf life of cream could be greatly extended by adding at least half its weight in sugar and then sealing tightly. The product was marketed as ‘Sweet Cream’.
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